Boric Acid acts as an insecticide to most insects. From Wikipedia:Boric acid was first registered in the US as an insecticide in 1948 for control of cockroaches, termites, fire ants, fleas, silverfish, and many other insects.[6] It acts as a stomach poison affecting the insects' metabolism, and the dry powder is abrasive to the insects' exoskeleton.

Bees have exoskeletons.

From the EPA:Boric acid was first registered as a pesticide in the U.S. in 1948.Currently, 189 pesticide products are registered which contain boric acid orone of its sodium salts as an active ingredient.

I doubt you will find a specific study on honeybees and boric acid as there probably has not been one done. What has been shown is Boric Acid is effective against insects with exoskeletons. Honeybees fall into that category. So do roaches and small hive beetles. So should sprinkle your hive with Boric Acid? No. You can create traps for SHB in your hives with Boric Acid as long as the bees can't get into the trap but he SHB can. You also don't want the Boric Acid to spill out of the traps.

I hope this helps.

Sincerely,Brendhan

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>I notice that the 'get rid of stuff' guy makes no mention of calling a beekeeper...oh well.

>Stop! Before you do anything about removing bees or removing bee nests, you should first attempt to contact a local beekeeper. There is a good chance they will get rid of your bees for free. Why? Because in the last few years wild honey bee populations have dwindled down to almost 3% of their estimated original population. Before resorting to bee killer, steps should be taken to remove the bees peacefully, without chemicals. Ask around your local co-op; someone is bound to know a beekeeper.

>I notice that the 'get rid of stuff' guy makes no mention of calling a beekeeper...oh well.

>Stop! Before you do anything about removing bees or removing bee nests, you should first attempt to contact a local beekeeper. There is a good chance they will get rid of your bees for free. Why? Because in the last few years wild honey bee populations have dwindled down to almost 3% of their estimated original population. Before resorting to bee killer, steps should be taken to remove the bees peacefully, without chemicals. Ask around your local co-op; someone is bound to know a beekeeper.

On the get rid of stuff guy page above!!!

^^^ this is what i get for skimming and not reading when I see red over a raid can for honeybees.egg is not an unfamiliar feeling on my face - I hear it's good for the complexion though.

Boric acid is a main ingredient in silly putty.Boric acid is "relataively non-toxic" to bees according to a gov pub, search "Reregistration eligibility decision Boric acid and its salts.Boric acid and borax are not the same chemical.

Boric acid is also the best way to control flees in carpets. It is called Flee Stop and all is is boric acid in a very fine powder form. Works great, better than having the house sprayed once a month. Put it in your carpets, use a broom to get it deep down where the flees lay there eggs and it lasts for several years. Just remember to redo it when you replace a rug. Jim

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In this study a concentration of 5% boric acid in a honey bait station was found to be toxic to bees. Since boric acid was not the main item in this study it does not get the full attention but it does show that boric acid is toxic to bees. In this case it deals with the ingestion of boric acid and not the application for external exposure.

So lets make this clear. Boric Acid kills bees.

Sincerely,Brendhan

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